Is a Square Body Chevy Worth It?
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In today's video, Dustin sits down and talks about one of the most iconic trucks to date. Dustin dives into what makes the square body so popular, and better yet, what can you expect if you want to build one in 2022?
0:00 Intro!
1:14 Wheel/Tire Plug
1:48 FREE Mount/Balance/Shipping!
2:04 The World during the Square Body!
3:00 General Motors is scheming!
3:26 The ICONIC Square Body Chevy!
3:50 History of the Square Body Chevy!
5:10 Dual Rear Wheels...?
6:10 Dialing in on PERFECTION!
6:30 Memories of building Square Body Chevy's
8:28 See you in the next one!
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Damn straight it’s worth it. Learned to drive in a 84 K10. Just bought one back last spring for a project 79 c10 short box. Love these trucks
I love em too. I just hope that after a few years, there are some still around that are even close to original factory condition. Not only did they love to rust, like my 91 Sub, but every time one gets chopped, lowered, lifted, modded every which way but loose, it's one less square body . It's kind of like buying a famous priceless painting and taking a paint brush to it to make it like you think it should look. There's only so many out there to screw up.
They are some pretty cool trucks, but man it's hard to buy one that you know isn't mangled together or "rebuilt" LOL
Man come to the Midwest you'll find em great condition Missouri to be exact somewhere in between KC and Joplin TRI state area they are plentyfull thank me later I'm getting one when these taxes hit a 74
I have 3 good condition square body’s one Wisconsin 2 custom deluxe’s and 2 Scottsdale
That’s a stupid question!
I'm a big time square body truck fan. I just recently finished the restoration of my '81 Silverado long bed. It took me 4 years but it was worth all the time, labor and money I've invested in just to see it back like it was when it was new. I will never get rid of it because it's what I grew up with and I like them better than these new ones. I bought it from a friend of mine that had parked it in a field for 4 years. Over the years I've owned 6 square body trucks.
I feel safe driving in the.🙂
I love these trucks, my dad grew up with him his first truck was a square body now he’s restoring one my brother restored one, So are whole family loves them!!
I wanted a Chevy cat eye before this…… now I want a square body. 😂
I’ve got an 04 cateye 2500hd and 2 squares (74 lwb and a 77 bonanza swb) and all I’ve got to say is if you’re gonna be driving your truck every day, go with the cateye unless you want to be beat to death by the suspension every time you drive it. OR you could be like me and just waste your money and get both :)
I have an 84 C10. My dad bought it in 88 the year I was born. It’s the 1st truck myself and both my sons ever rode in. I wouldn’t sell it for $1 million!!!!
Bro square bodies are the GOAT my grandpa had one my buddy had and he let me drive it I freaking loved it.
TFL Truck made me fall in love with the square body chevy when they built Big Green
In my opinion, a Duramax swapped k30 as a tow rig is AWESOME
i love them, an average joe can go to walmart pick up a socket set and take the whole engine out in 4 hours flat. super easy to work on and super durable
I think the question you should be asking is, is life worth living without a square body chevy
Ooooh that’s a fair one!
The answer is NO. My first vehicle was a 1975 Blazer that inherited from my dad in 1984, yes at only 9 years old, she was still a baby.
Anyway, since then I have always owned at least one square body Chevy truck. I currently have 2 ( a '79 K10 LWB and a 1980 K5) and am looking to buy a 1985 GMC 3/4 ton 'burban. Squarebodies ARE life.
I’m 16 and I bought my first truck a square body a few months ago. I drove it 30 country miles with an UNBOLTED steering box. I had no clue how they actually drove because I had never driven one before so I’m like well this must be normal. Somehow I didn’t die. i’m really impressed about how easy they are to work on. I’m super happy that I found a unicorn truck it’s a 78 short bed short box k10 350 with an np205 t case
That's a keeper!
Do you like your t case? Any problems with it
My uncle had one for farm use but someone stole it a few months ago. It was a really nice blue and white one.
That’s the worst. :/
Yes, especially upgraded with a duralast and modern suspension
I prefer stock so you’re teleported back to when that truck was new
Just started my 79 GMC SIERRA CLASSIC off frame restoration myself, 355 small block, 350TH short shaft tranny, short wheelbase and cant wait to put a 4 in the front and 5 in drop in the rear on some meats and listen to that 355 growl out some cool tunes cruising around with my grandkids. SQUAREBODY LOVE!
Drove by one the other day for sale. Looked from 40 ft, slightly dropped, wheels & stripes. Immediately got me thinking about a basic project truck. Very tempting to inquire about it
Went with papaw every year looking at Christmas lights in the single cab short box. Sound so good as a child.
Yup. Ive got a 1990 v2500 squarebody suburban. Its solid as hell too. In great great shape. Gonna put a 5.3 and 4l80e in it to take it to that next level
I have a 1986 square body Chevy suburban 2500 with a 454 GM crate motor in it. It sounds like a beast lol
My first vehicle was an 83 6.2L diesel with three gear manual. Still in the family to this day, it's seen better days but they want to get rid of it. Wish I could afford a proper restoration on it.
I love the squarebody and I am currently rebuilding one, btw thanks for a good and fun history lesson on this
Would really like to see if a Chevy OBS is worth it video. Love the vids🙏
Mi abuelo tenía una y en esa me en ceño a manejar y son exelentes trokas
The main reason they're so popular is because over the years of their production, the parts were interchangeable, no matter the year. Say, 350 heads fit on a 305
Very worth it I had a 78 k20 Scottsdale and it was a blast to drive and everyone asked questions about it
I spent some time searching for a square body to buy as my first car/truck. Needless to say yeah they’re worth it
It's totally worth it. I just bought a 1984 k 20. I need to redo the interior but it's in really good shape. I love it
Best looking chevy ever made. Love my 86 C10!
Yup my dad, uncle and my best friends dad who is basically an uncle all had one.They were THE truck
How about, is it worth modifying your exhaust. Ive done it, gonna continue to do it but i hear lots of positives and negatives but is it really worth it making it louder
Always. Got a 77 k10 I kicks butt and keeps up with jeeps on the trails.
Hell yeah nothing better then a square body
I still own my first truck, I was poor enough to say it was a square body chevy. currently restoring it, plan to bring it to loan star throwdown, for its first car show.
I am so glad I started watching your videos. Especially since you can not find magazines anymore. Plus y"all do not push on us those low riders. y'all STAY WELL STAY SAFE FRANKIE LONG ISLAND with my red Colorado
I love square-body trucks - they are worth it!
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Before i got into diesels, My very first truck was a restored sqarebody 1984 Chevy K20. Matte black, 9” total lift 38in M/Ts. 454 swap, headers and straight pipes. They use to hate me in high school, to bad I Lost it in a Hurricane god i miss that truck.
Yes they are!!! I just bought a 75 K5 Blazer and its one of the best vehicles I’ve ever owned!!
Damn right. I just bought a 76 3+3 log bed dually the other week. I have a fetish for duallys
I've got one as my first car. They're F****** awsome. I love mine to death
I’m 20 and just bought my first square body. 76 Sierra Grande k25, originally used by a fire department in Montana and eventually made its way to Michigan where I found it. The 400 small block and probably the trans were replaced with a 350 small block and a th350 trans with an unknown amount of miles. Other than that and some of the paint it’s all original. It’s my third truck and it’s the only one I can easily work on. I still can’t believe it’s mine every time I see it outside my house or drive it into town. Did I pay too much for it? Yes. Is it worth it? For me, absolutely. Although I can’t say the same for everyone. To some people it’s just a truck but for people like me it’s a hobby. I work on the damn thing even when there’s nothing wrong with it, because I just like working on it. And there is no better feeling than when I’ve got it running good and take it for a drive. When it warms up again in the spring I plan on doing some bodywork and then lifting it and putting some wheels and tires on it so I might be looking at some wheels and tires on your website soon.
I love squarebodys I own two of them and they are the best!!!
I have a Pristine condition 76 Chevy square body and I have also a 86 Chevy Silverado c10 also in pristine condition also full trim and full power everything and they both run and drive just fine. I paid 5grand for both trucks. One was bought thru a family member the Chevy Silverado basically the Denali for that truck was bought from a guy that didn't know what he had. I didn't realize how much they are worth. Both of my trucks run and drive fine and have no damage
My dad has an ‘81 K10 that we restored ourselves and before we started restoring it, the truck with original straight 6 had over 160,000 miles and the engine literally purred so smoothly, fired first crank and still had the original clutch with plenty of life left on it. They were built so simplistically and easy to work on anyone can customize them and do the work themselves. No doubt they would outlast new trucks and are totally worth it!
Very worth it. Loved this.
Hell yeah they're worth it. I've got an 85 with a 5.3 lowered a bit with the stock rallys and cherry bombs and a 79 sierra that I'm building into a street truck
Absolutely worth it! That's why I've got 2.
A square body Chevy is always worth it. You should do some Fords too. Like is a Ford bumpside or dentside worth it.
I really like late 70s early 80s quad cab f350 longbed.
Is it worth it obs chevy
98 Super Bowl!
Elway got er done down the stretch.
Yooooo, love it👍
I have 3 one towtruck 1977 1 K5 Jimmy 77 And1 1978 C10 Stepside stroked out big block on 29 inch slicks so yeah I like Square bodies they're worth a ton and even if they are piece together you're not going to find them and when you do find them they're going to want a lot for them prices just going up on them not going to go back down
Jeeez lucky!
Square body forever!
I had a 83 c10 dropped with some American racing wheels, with a 6.0 turbo charged 😩😩 I miss it
I own so many squarebodies I actually don’t know how many I own anymore
You should… let me buy one - rainey
@@CustomOffsetsTV what are you wanting? I have options
I’m selling 2
I just bought one and already yes
I just got another one yesterday haha
They are nice I like them and own one but I recommend the 60-66 Chevy trucks.
Im going to check out a K1500 from 1988! Seems alright, only need to get rid of the advertisement stickers if I buy it.
I need to check y’all out for some tires and rims for my truck
Let’s go! www.customwheeloffset.com
Grew up in a chevy family and we farmed. We had square body junk everywhere, everything from bent to broke frames doors falling off, bad engines, shorted wiring catching fire you name it nothing electrical worked after 6 months on a new square body smoke coming out of steering column. In the late 70's they had the 350 diesel garbage so that added more shit to the pile. In the early 80's they added that ESC bullshit electronic spark control and that crap left us stranded about like the rest of the junk pile. Even here in bama they rusted out. If i still had that junk i'd make a killing off of selling parts. When i see a square body it makes me remember having the hood all the time working on them and those stupid hei distributors crammed in back with no spark, pulling blown engines, welding broke frames. Most all other farmers had fords and those 360/390's and 460s were pulling beast and they would laugh saying the only times they had their hoods open was to jump something off or to change the oil. Several years back gm was advertising their strongest frames ever, well then they stepped up and built something that may be as strong as a weak toyota frame. Till this day you will not see anything built by gm on my property. Oh dolled up they look good but don't get hit in the side or the gas tank could blow, If you never heard of that fiasco then google it and what gm did not do to protect people, and people died from it cause gm lied and did nothing. The infamous square body it's to die for, a sloppy built shimmed up night mare. So weld it up throw tons of bondo at it, install a painless wiring kit with a more modern steering column, throw a pos ls under the hood and take it to a car show. Chevy people defend their crap, around here they are low iq'ed rotten or no teeth and all act the same.
square body chevys are always worth it
Y’all should do the best generation of Chevy sierras video
Is it worth it first generation Titan and Tundra
I have an 81 c10 and yes it's worth it
I agree
Yes a square body Chevy is worth it more then anything newer then it
I wish I had one in my driveway,
I’m 17, I’ve only sat in one for a second. I want one so bas
Is it worth it 7.3 powerstroke
Yes!
Best truck ever made
You did the Square Body now can you do a Seventh Gen Suburban is it worth it 🙏
Rating small trucks from the gallery Video??? S10, Ford rangers, frontier, etc
I would appreciate if y’all did a
is it worth dentside ford
GM out dune themself with this truck.. best one I ever came acrossed is Rockys truck on The Rockford Files for 1975 it was light years past all others. James Garner was all about GMC....
Ford bricknose? or obs too
I see my 77 k20 cheyanne in the intro...more rust on mine tho 😏
Maybe a vid on the dentside fords ??
Is a ford Branco worth it
They are worth it
I love my square
I need a square body chevy
Yes they are
The square body is one of the coolest trucks ever.
They will outlast any new truck made.id like to see what a 2022 will look like in almost 50 years.
Definitely as I get older I want to start buying older Chevy trucks instead of new right now I own a 1962 and my grandpa owns a 65 and if it wasn't for me moving with my grandpa I would never own a beautiful 62 and now I want to buy more older Chevys
The fuck kinda question is this... Squarebody is life.
There is no other truck for me but the square body
Not sure for everyone, I'm building a 1982 k10. Can't get what I wanted in a new, or rebuilt by others. Long bed manual transmission, single cab. When you can't buy what you want only option is build it. Just me maybe.
I have a 1978 checy c 20 all original 1 owner 50,000 miles on it located in Georgia for sale..
I own 2 84 - and 87 5:56
Is a squarebody worth it?...are tires round!?
Fuck yeah it's worth it .......I want my 86 back
I want my 76’ step side back…
@@CustomOffsetsTV it hurts ......most days are good ....but it still hurts.
I am probably the only one who doesn't have a memory of riding in a family members square body actually any square body cause all the ones I have been around except two didn't work.
What wheels should I get for my square body 🤔
So many options, depends if ya want bigger wheels or some old school style setup
I was thinking some old style crome built holes
Get them humvee double headlocks for the woods/daily and American forces for shows lol
Round ones...
👍👍
Do a is it worth it jeep xj
I got a 1983 Custom Deluxe 3+3 Dully with the 454, 63,xxx miles. In southern Oregon. Anyone interested?
Next, is a 6.0 power stroke worth it?
The answer is no
We covered the 6.0 and 6.4 a few weeks ago 😎
5.0 worth it
Info for anyone who cares
I have 18s with zero offset (300 dollar stuff)
anyway to get the wheels to be more or less flush with the body i have 1.25 spacers on the front and 3.5 on the back.
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